Buffer overflow in Subversion - CVE-2013-4131
Published: July 31, 2013 / Updated: July 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU32635
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4131
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apache Foundation
Affected software:
Subversion
Subversion
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote #AU# to perform service disruption.
The mod_dav_svn Apache HTTPD server module in Subversion 1.7.0 through 1.7.10 and 1.8.x before 1.8.1 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (assertion failure or out-of-bounds read) via a certain (1) COPY, (2) DELETE, or (3) MOVE request against a revision root.
How to mitigate CVE-2013-4131
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00000.html
- http://subversion.apache.org/security/CVE-2013-4131-advisory.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61454
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=986194
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/85983
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18621